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A fast-finishing Essendon has overwhelmed Adelaide by 21 points to gain precious breathing space inside the AFL’s top eight. The Bombers came from 30 points down in the second quarter …

Australia’s Wallaroos have completed a predictable series sweep of Japan, winning the second and final rugby Test by an emphatic margin in Sydney. The Wallaroos backed up their 34-5 victory …

A first-half double from rookie Brian To’o has inspired Penrith to a 40-18 rout of St George Illawarra and extend their NRL winning streak to seven. A week after producing …

The first field goal of Blake Green’s NRL career has sunk Cronulla and capped a dramatic 19-18 win for the Warriors in Wellington. A desperate mid-table match on a cold, …

The first field goal of Blake Green’s NRL career has sunk Shaun Johnson’s Cronulla and capped a dramatic 19-18 win for the Warriors in Wellington. A desperate mid-table match on …

Key Fremantle forward Jesse Hogan has been ruled out for the rest of the AFL season due to a lingering foot injury as surgery looms. Hogan learned he would play …

Adelaide ruckman Reilly O’Brien has signed a contract extension, reducing the chances of the Crows making a play for Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy. O’Brien, who this season has overtaken Sam Jacobs …

AFL premiers West Coast have backed in Tom Hickey to go it alone against star ruckman Max Gawn in Sunday’s clash with Melbourne in Alice Springs. The Eagles have opted …

James Slipper’s road to redemption is complete after the veteran Wallabies prop was named to take on South Africa in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener in Johannesburg. A little over a …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is taking a gamble on the Land of the Giants as he tries to snap a worrying four-match AFL losing streak this weekend. Lyon is under …

GWS coach Leon Cameron is sure the injury to Stephen Coniglio hasn’t had an impact on whether the star midfielder decides to stay with the Giants. The 25-year-old GWS foundation …

Rugby league is theatre and that’s why the 1989 grand final was the greatest ever played, according to Canberra icon Ricky Stuart. The “no-name” Raiders came from fourth on the …

Ken Hinkley insists he’s comfortable with Port Adelaide assistant coach Michael Voss interviewing for the vacant senior role at Carlton during the AFL season, despite the protests of outspoken club …

As Brisbane charge headlong towards a first AFL finals campaign in a decade, Luke Hodge can only beam with pride at how the club has developed. Lured out of retirement …

West Coast skipper Shannon Hurn predicts it’s just a matter of time before Josh Kennedy breaks out of his goal-scoring funk. For the first time since 2013, Kennedy has gone …

Steve Hansen is prepared to put New Zealand’s unbeaten record against Argentina on the line in the name of World Cup fine-tuning when the teams meet in a fascinating Rugby …

GWS are hoping to curb the influence of Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy by tag teaming Shane Mumford and Dawson Simpson against him, as they look to arrest their AFL slide. Dawson …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits his team are “coming from well back” as their World Cup preparations officially ramp up with their opening Rugby Championship clash against South Africa in …